Here's one of those genuine pocket watches, owned by the Uncle I was named after. He died in 1959 (I was 7), and he wore bibs everyday except for Sunday. When the weather got hot on the farm, he wore less under the bibs, and use less side buttons. Come the dog days, all he had on was the bibs and a pair of work boots. When he sat down, well lets just say you didn't want to be looking at him from the side!

It's an Ingraham, made by The E. Ingraham Company Bristol Connecticut I have another fun family watch story. I cleaned out my Mom's house to move her to assisted living. I found these other two watches together. I fussed with the stems a little, but nothing moved. THEN, I looked at them and they are both frozen at the exact same time. The family house burnt in 1943. My Uncle Richard lived with his Mom after his Father died at the age of 49 in 1937. So I have to think these watches got soaked from the firemen fighting the fire, and froze up the movements.

By the looks of the arm on your uncle,he was no one to fool around with. Mostof the older folks around here had big arms and legs,all my folks were well over 6 footI am one of the smallest only made it to 5'11" didn't make the six,most were 6'4" or better some played pro-ball until WW11 came along and that was the end of that dream

That reminds me about the time I wore overalls when I went to a class on woodturning. I learned a lesson, and won't be doing that again

That reminds me of a story about my grandfather. He was running a corn picker behind his "B" farmall PTO driven he got something plugged in the header he stepped off the tractor to clear the obstruction and as he pulled it out he stepped back to the still rotating PTO shaft. Before my father could do or say anything all gramps had left on was his boots, boxers, hat and the straps from his overalls still on his shoulders. His shirt and the rest of the overalls were on the PTO. Luckily it was in the cool of the year or else he wouldn't have had the boxers but it was a chilly ride home on the tractor from what Dad said,all 2 miles by all the neighbors houses!